It is not easy to accurately predict the occurrence of a disaster. This is the underlying reason why it is crucial to establish effective and efficient disaster management and preparedness programs that enhance rescue missions, as well as minimize property damages or lose of people’s lives as evidenced in two incidences that are discussed below. Question 1 The Indian Ocean earthquake: The disaster affected various countries along the Indian Ocean. As a consequence, more than one hundred and
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unemployment, rapid advances in technology and a steady economic growth is what has characterized the US in the past years. This country which its capital city is Washington, D.C. is strategically located in North America bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico, allowing it to be close to many developing economies, where the U.S. can take advantage of a low cost human labor. According to the CIA, this country has one of the largest and powerful
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mystery of disappearances of boats and planes with no trace of evidence left behind. All of these conspiracies had relevance as to the whereabouts of these lost travelers. The locations of these disappearances were within a geographical triangle in the Atlantic Ocean. The corners of this legendary triangle were between three axis points: Miami, Florida; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Bermuda. After some question this so-called triangle gained the name "Devils Triangle," serving to peoples superstitions that
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at the same time are the formation of the “plastic islands” that have been found in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Millions of tons of plastic have made it’s way into the oceans over the years and now we find that the currents and winds have gathered these pieces into floating islands, some the size of Texas. According to National Geographic “plastic can circulate in this part of the Atlantic Ocean for years, posing health risks to fish, seabirds, and other marine animals that accidentally eat
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Man versus Nature: Technology Versus Environment: Money Versus Wild Life Bristol Bay Although the fishing industry has long been associated with the contribution of marine pollution little work has been done on the effects on the industry itself of marine debris and other pollution. The fishing industry is responsible for discarded nets, hooks, fishing poles, and many times sunken boats, among other gear. In many circumstances this is not the intended plan when going fishing to catch their paychecks
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The geography of the Southern Colonies influenced its economy and community set up. The Southern Colonies (tidewater only) was located along the Atlantic coastal plain. The soil was rich because of the many rivers. Open plains and gentle slopes provided great farmland and with a warmer climate and a longer growing season than colonies to the north. The rivers were wide, deep, and slow moving. The unique geography of the southern colonies impacted its economy in many ways. For example, cash-crop
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Topic 12 – The Nature and Properties of Water Hydrosphere | The combined mass of water found on, under, and over the surface of a planet; the liquid water component of the earth – includes atmospheric water vapor, ground water, lakes, rivers, polar icecaps, oceans * Oceans 87.54% * Ice caps 1.81% * Groundwater .63% * Everything else .02% | Condensation | The conversion of water from the vapor to the liquid state. When it occurs, the energy required to vaporize the water is released
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As Americans started to spread throughout the Atlantic coast during the 17th and 18th centuries, geography greatly influenced the economic development and overall success of the colonies that began to form. The Atlantic Ocean connected the colonial world to the old world, which helped colonists obtain goods like tea, steel, and manufactured products. When England creates its first permanent colonies in North America, an essential difference arose between the southern colonies, whose economy was dedicated
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It's a common refrain that the ocean depths are the last great frontier of the Earth. Yet there's a place that's even more inhospitable to humans than the crushing depths of the sea: our planet's interior. It's made of iron, in some places it's 10,000 degrees F, and plenty of scientists devote their life's work to understanding it. But how exactly do you conduct research on an impenetrable, hostile environment like the Earth's core? Back in the day, scientists and creative types alike used to believe
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TOP NEWS IN FLORIDA: Red Diamond Energy Corporation Scam By Isha Nair Red Diamond Energy Corporation (RDEC) CEO Drake McBride and smart partner Jimmy Lee Bayliss been doing some very clever things. Bayliss read a newspaper clipping that talked about the government planning to buy up the drilling rights for oil and natural gas (newspaper clipping done by me). Police James Marshall tells that the two men were trying to drill a secret pirate well in section 22 and pump a fake
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